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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Unidentified immature stages
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Larva
Copyright © 2015 SChart

Larva
Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
October 19, 2015
Size: About 3-4mm
Found under the bark of a maple tree.

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Contributed by SChart on 18 November, 2015 - 5:13pm
Last updated 30 August, 2016 - 1:40pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 30 August, 2016 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 29 August, 2016 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2015 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

Maybe something related to this...
...?
… Peter Edelman, 18 November, 2015 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep. Definitely a Syrphidae.
The tube on the back end is pretty distinct. It is two spiracles fused to become a respiratory siphon. I don't know of any other family that has that larval characteristic.
… Natalie Hernandez, 19 November, 2015 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you very much to both of you!
… SChart, 19 November, 2015 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… SChart, 18 November, 2015 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

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